Twitter Moves to Dismiss Child Pornography Lawsuit, Claiming Legal Immunity

Tré Goins-Phillips : Mar 16, 2021
Faithwire.com

"What do you mean you don't see a problem? We both are minors right now and were minors at the time these videos were taken ... We were baited, harassed, and threatened to take these videos that are now being posted without our permission. We did not authorize these videos at all and they need to be taken down." -John Doe to Twitter

[Faithwire.com] To sexual abuse survivor and advocate Eliza Bleu, the case of John Doe v. Twitter is the preeminent "modern-day example of David and Goliath." (Image: Unsplash-Brett Jordan)

Attorneys for Twitter filed a motion last week to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a minor who claims the social media platform failed to remove pornographic videos of him and another 13-year-old child from the website.

Twitter's lawyers are arguing the platform is immune to legal consequences under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.

What's the background?

According to the lawsuit, the now-17-year-old boy—who goes by John Doe and lives in Florida—was taken advantage of as a young teenager by a predator on Snapchat pretending to be a 16-year-old female classmate, the New York Post reported. He was eventually blackmailed into sending more explicit photos and videos before he ultimately blocked the account... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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